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My Mother passed away one year ago. I use the term “passed away” very purposefully since her death seemed almost anti-climactic. There was no shudder. No gasp. No dramatic oration, declaring her willingness to go into that goodnight. I saw her last breath and waited for the next which never came. It was 7:02pm and we watched her in disbelief. How could someone so loud and big spirited leave this reality so peacefully?

What do you get the man who has everything? After being married for 27 years, anniversaries tend to be relegated to dinner and maybe dessert. We are bad at celebrating milestones and, since our anniversary is the first week of January, we tend to forego gifts since we just had Christmas. This year, I broke with tradition and got him […]

As you know, we follow politics and have, on occasion, spoken out on things we see that we like or don’t like. We felt the need to discuss one of the more interesting phenomena going on. We find it interesting that the right likes to remind people that President Obama was the one who divided the country racially. Their contention […]

Do you hate when people say, New Year- New You? It seems a lot of people are making light of failed resolutions and this idea that you can remake yourself if you are committed to it. Sad, really. These are the same folks who will be first in line to say, ‘I told you so’ or ‘it won’t change anything’. […]

2016 is here and many people are considering starting anew. Maybe you want to be healthier, bolder, or even adventurous. Maybe one of your goals is to find a special someone. If that is your goal then today is the day! Today is National Online Dating Day! Every year, on the first Sunday in January, at 8:52pm ET, Match.com experiences […]

This is it. I am 50. For the last 50 days, I have shared some of the things I have learned. I hope some of those, or even just one, resonated with you. That would be a nice thing to know. Today I will recap my lessons and give you my last nugget of wisdom. Then I am off to […]

We are on the final countdown to my 50th birthday! I guess you can say that as I get closer to the day I am overwhelmed by a mix of feelings- excitement, sadness and bit of nausea. I am sharing the lessons I have learned during my 50 years on earth. I know you’re thinking, ‘What have you learned about people?’ […]

We are on the final countdown to my 50th birthday! I guess you can say that as I get closer to the day I am overwhelmed by a mix of feelings- excitement, sadness and bit of nausea. I am sharing the lessons I have learned during my 50 years on earth. I know you’re thinking, ‘What have you learned about people?’ […]

We are on the final countdown to my 50th birthday! I guess you can say that as I get closer to the day I am overwhelmed by a mix of feelings- excitement, sadness and bit of nausea. I am sharing the lessons I have learned during my 50 years on earth. I know you’re thinking, ‘What have you learned about people?’ […]

We are on the final countdown to my 50th birthday! I guess you can say that as I get closer to the day I am overwhelmed by a mix of feelings- excitement, sadness and bit of nausea. I am sharing the lessons I have learned during my 50 years on earth. I know you’re thinking, ‘What have you learned about people?’ […]